Twelve Labours Foundation Inc
Twelve Labours Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Durham, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $25K.
Twelve Labours Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Twelve Labours Foundation Inc gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $25,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $25,000
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $1,362
- -95.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Twelve Labours Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was New York Philharmonic ($25K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Twelve Labours Foundation Inc gives
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2019) to $440K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York Philharmonic New York, NY | Annual Support | $25,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,362 | $90 | $27,270 | $25,000 | 1 | $26,135 | — | $169 |
| 2024 | $28,542 | $27,558 | $2,558 | — | — | $1,237 | — | $958 |
| 2023 | $3,542 | $441,687 | $441,645 | $440,000 | 1 | $440,822 | $2,214 | $7,336 |
| 2022 | $3,500 | $20 | $1,665 | — | — | $832 | — | $216 |
| 2021 | $5,145 | $5,008 | $1,950 | — | — | $975 | — | $251 |
| 2020 | $2,087 | $45 | $21,625 | $20,000 | 1 | — | — | $447 |
| 2019 | $23,667 | $467 | $22,570 | $20,000 | 5 | — | — | $1,540 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Twelve Labours Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $169 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Twelve Labours Foundation Inc is led by J. Alston Gardner, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
J. Alston Gardner
President & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Lee
Vice President, Secretary & Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emma Gardner
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lucy Stokes
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Twelve Labours Foundation Inc
How much does Twelve Labours Foundation Inc give each year?
Twelve Labours Foundation Inc gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Twelve Labours Foundation Inc?
Twelve Labours Foundation Inc reported $1K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $26K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $169 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Twelve Labours Foundation Inc operate?
Twelve Labours Foundation Inc has awarded grants in North Carolina, New York, Ohio.
What is Twelve Labours Foundation Inc's EIN?
Twelve Labours Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 01-0733593. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 24, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 22, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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